gas has nearly half the carbon emissions of coal and no mercury. but natural gas is still a fossil fuel. >> so is it perfect? no, the answer is, "it's not perfect," but for the next 20 years, natural gas is probably our best bet, and the good news is, we've got it, and we've got as much of it as anybody else in the world. >> look at a map of shale formations across the country, and you'll see that in 2010, there was production or exploration in over 30 states. it's an american energy renaissance. 10,000 wells will be drilled here in northwest louisiana in some of the poorest communities in the country where impoverished farmers are becoming overnight millionaires as they lease their land for drilling. >> i never dreamed of money like this. >> now you can do whatever you want. >> i can do what i want. >> c.b. leatherwood, a retired oil field worker, got a bundle to drill under his farm. >> i've got a copy of the check here. >> oh, my. look at that. $434,000. just like that. >> it fell out of the sky. >> boy, you done good, c.b. >> it fell out of the